Baby's ashes rescued from burning home in New Hampshire

Pelham home catches fire during BBQ

A New Hampshire family is thanking local firefighters who went the extra mile to rescue all the members of their family from their burning home -- including the ashes of their infant son, the Lowell Sun reported.

Fire broke out at the Zimmerman family's Spring Street Extension home in Pelham on Thursday at about 6:30 p.m. The blaze was sparked by embers from a grill, the paper reported.

John and Pam Zimmerman and their three children were able to rush into the home and grab a few valuables, but were soon forced out as the fire, fanned by wind off Little Island Pond, grew to three alarms, the paper reported.

The family told police that the ashes of their son, Jacob, who died just days after he was born, were still inside.

When the fire was knocked down, firefighters smashed a window and retrieved the urn from the master bedroom.